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  • RE: Technology Guilt

    In the US colonial days, over 90% of the labor was involved in food production. Which means that less than 10% of the labor potential of people was available for...

  • RE: We Need to Learn Encryption

    "not just from hackers and criminals, but from the virtual vandals and bored teenagers that have more time than morals or sense. "

    ... not to mention governments with more resources...

  • RE: New Security Holes

    Eric M Russell (6/4/2012)


    I understand that the goal is to translate voice commands into web search or iPhone commands, but I don't see why it's necessary to steam the actual...

  • RE: New Security Holes

    I did not understant what IBM's objection was when I read the news article. How does this differ from doing a Google or Bing search?

    Not that Siri interests me much,...

  • RE: Is Empowerment Good?

    JP Dakota (5/30/2012... Imagine this - my Grandmother witnessed the transition from horse-and-buggy to man walking on the moon....

    Sad that final milestone was 40 years ago, so that XCor...

  • RE: Is Empowerment Good?

    To some degree, the typist as specialty was a necessity. There was taking the original dictation, typing, proofing, reviewing, retyping etc which was very time consuming. With computerization, that excess...

  • RE: A Break from Data

    Mick Moses (5/25/2012)


    For me it's a long weekend underneath the Land Rovers making sure they're ready for next weekend's International Rally where I'll be competing in 2 of the 3...

  • RE: A Break from Data

    My wife wanted to see Planet of the Apes (more of her type film than mine), but it was fun and the effects were good.

    One of my favorite old films...

  • RE: Use Tools

    In software, in society as a whole, productivity increases wealth. People who try to maintain jobs by keeping things inefficient are in the long run hurting themselves, and others.

    To explain:...

  • RE: Continuous Releases

    I'm not crazy about 'continuous interaction' except as an option the user chooses. It's (usually) only a minor annoyance when your phone app changes something. Though it can be annoying....

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    It's not just CYA.

    My email PSTs are a convenient archive of what was discussed when and with whom.

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    TravisDBA (5/10/2012)


    Thanks, I love dogs better than most people I know.:-D

    Forget 'take your child to work day', I'm pushing for 'take your dog to work day'

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    TravisDBA (5/10/2012)


    , you should remember that even in a social setting, you're at work.

    Steve,

    People remembering that, and then actually doing that, particularly after they have injested a certain amount of...

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    The IT department here makes occasional 'excuses' for having some fun at lunch out

    Additionally the company does a couple events each year for old timers and retirees. And once a...

  • RE: Teambuilding and Bonding

    Interesting that you brought up the decline of team building, as I had just opened a link to this in my email:

    http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2995

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